CARTOGRAPHY is a valid Scrabble word — 22 points
Yes. CARTOGRAPHY is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 22 points in Scrabble and 23 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept CARTOGRAPHY?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 30 / 100
Our own measure of how useful CARTOGRAPHY is to know. It scores 22 from 11 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 5.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for CARTOGRAPHY
No single letter turns CARTOGRAPHY into another word.
How CARTOGRAPHY scores
Face value of the 11 tiles in CARTOGRAPHY, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| c | 1 | 2 |
| a | 2 | 9 |
| r | 2 | 6 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| p | 1 | 2 |
| h | 1 | 2 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so CARTOGRAPHY has to be built on the board across turns.
What does CARTOGRAPHY mean in Scrabble?
noun
The art and science of drawing maps and charts.
Mapmakers combine surveying, geography and design so that a flat sheet can show the shape of the land. Modern cartography relies heavily on satellite data and computers rather than hand sketches.
How CARTOGRAPHY is used
Used for the field of mapmaking as a profession or study.
- Early cartography often placed sea monsters in unexplored waters.
- She studied cartography at university before joining a survey firm.
- Digital cartography has made detailed street maps available to everyone.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of CARTOGRAPHY and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Shorter words from the letters in CARTOGRAPHY
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Common questions about CARTOGRAPHY
- Is CARTOGRAPHY valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts CARTOGRAPHY, where it scores 23 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is CARTOGRAPHY worth?
- CARTOGRAPHY is worth 22 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
- What does CARTOGRAPHY mean?
- The art and science of drawing maps and charts.
- What letters can be added to CARTOGRAPHY?
- No single letter can be added to CARTOGRAPHY to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 11 letters of CARTOGRAPHY:
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